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The Easter Rising told through unpublished documents

Longford: “telegraph wires were cut in two places last night since repaired”

CI Wicklow Wires- all Co. Wicklow and Bagenalstown district peaceable- no reports yet this evening from Co. Wexford and Carlow districts. 8.57pm

CI Armagh wires- all quiet in Armagh, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Leitrim- Co Insp Longford reports all quiet. Int says that telegraph wires were cut in two places last night since repaired. Nothing yet from Sligo In the said nothing about his county in cipher wire received a couple of hours ago. 7.50pm

CI Mullingar wires- All quiet Roscommon, Mayo and Westmeath, no further news from Galway since I sent you cipher wire. 7.05pm